ARM plans Android demonstration at MWC
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| ARM plans to demonstrate prototype phones based on ARM processors and
| Google's Android operating system next week, possibly paving the way for the
| chip designer to join Google's Open Handset Alliance.
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http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9866161-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
ARM has sold over 10 bullion chips, IIRC, showing the importance of mobile
devices compared to desktops and laptops.
Microsoft wants everyone to just look at the desktop, for vanity purposes. It's
somewhat of a diversion tactic.
Related:
A Warm Welcome for Google's Android
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| Nearly 200 industry movers recently surveyed said they believe Android-based
| mobiles won't make even a small dent during 2008 in the smartphone market,
| which is dominated by the Symbian platform, Windows Mobile, and the
| BlackBerry. But Android's late arrival on the market doesn't seem to be
| weighing heavily on many developers.
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http://www.crm-daily.com/story.xhtml?story_id=11200B0HSHZ4
Introducing the first Android prototype
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| Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation, an industry group
| dedicated to creating a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices, says
| handset makers typically spend $500 million, at a minimum, to launch an
| operating system. Gillis says few handset makers will be willing to commit to
| Android until the full platform, including the critical source code, is
| nailed down tight.
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2008-01-13-android-google_N.htm
Funambol CEO Fabrizio Capobianco: Linux Is Mobile's Future
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| LinuxInsider met with Capobianco to discuss his view on the role of open
| source in creating Mobile 2.0 as a voice and data carrier parallel to the
| Internet. The meeting occurred in the wake of Google's announcement earlier
| this month that it was negotiating with wireless carriers, handset makers,
| software developers and hardware providers to use an open source mobile
| platform, Android.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/60340.html
Google releases Android SDK
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| Google has released an SDK (software development kit) that programmers can
| use to create cell-phone applications for the company’s Android mobile
| platform.
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http://www.macworld.com/article/61005/2007/11/androidsdk.html
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